CVE - CVE-2021-24000

CVE-ID
CVE-2021-24000	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A race condition with requestPointerLock() and setTimeout() could have resulted in a user interacting with one tab when they believed they were on a separate tab. In conjunction with certain elements (such as <input type="file">) this could have led to an attack where a user was confused about the origin of the webpage and potentially disclosed information they did not intend to. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 88.
References
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MISC:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1694698 URL:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1694698 MISC:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/ URL:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2021-16/
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20210113	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20210113)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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